Protection of the Frontier
Document 1797Sevier proposes that the protection of the frontier can be accomplished by the militia, including three companies of infantry and a troop of horse.
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Typed letter
Description
Sevier proposes that the protection of the frontier can be accomplished by the militia, including three companies of infantry and a troop of horse.
Date
01/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797011790200
Page start
1
Notable persons
Blount, Cooke, and Jackson
John Sevier
post rider
militia
three companies of infantry
troop of horse [cavalry]
Notable locations
Congress
Knoxville
Cumberland
Notable items
mail at Abingdon
delays and irregularities
letter from the Department of War
protection of our frontiers